Bajro Ikanovic

Bajro Ikanovic (born 8th November 1976) is a Bosnian man and senior Islamic State leader.

History

Ikanovic was born on the 8th November 1976 in Hrnčići, Bratunac, eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina.^[1]

Ikanovic had previously been sentenced to eight years for terrorism offenses linked to the Bektaševic case on January 10, 2007, which was reduced to four years on appeal on May 21, 2007. He was released from prison in 2011. According to the prosecution, “Mirsad Bektaševic and Abdulkadir Cesur [had] the intention of committing a terrorist act on the territory of BiH or some other European country…the aim of this attach [sic] was to force the Bosnian government or government of another state to withdraw their forces from Iraq and Afghanistan.”^[2]

The State Investigation and Protection Agency opened an investigation against him on 10 June 2014 and the Prosecutor's Office submitted a report on the crime committed and the perpetrator due to the suspicion of having committed a criminal offense under Article 202d. CC BiH (Organizing and belonging to a terrorist group).^[3]

Islamic State

According to the United States Department of the Treasury, Ikanovic has held various leadership positions within the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria over the past several years, including on the Shura Council in 2014. In December 2013, Abu Omar al-Shishani promoted Ikanovic to head of the largest military training camp in northern Syria.^[4]

Reports of death

In May 2016, Bosnian media reported on 'unconfirmed information' by the Bosnian State Investigation and Protection Agency that Ikanovic had been killed in Iraq.^[5]

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